CGOC 2011 is going to be held at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai this summer on July 29th to July 31st. The brand-new venue is sure to attract more participants and visitors.  

The organizing committee of CGOC 2011 is going to call for speakers worldwide at due time. Candidates applying for speaking opportunities will be strictly examined and finalized by the joint efforts of CGOC's Expert Advisory Board and the organizing committee.

The full name of CGOC is China Game Outsourcing Conference. The annual conference is held at the same time with the ChinaJoy, the largest game exhibition in China and the second largest in the world. CGOC 2010 is going to be held at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai from July 29 to 31. Coveringartistic design, programming, audio effect, animation, testing, innovation, producing and package outsourcing of both contract-out and contract-in in the games industry, CGOC is, so far, a game outsourcing conference with the largest scale in China.

 CGOC has three characteristics: firstly, it is the only game outsourcing conference supported by the organizing committee of ChinaJoy with prestigious brand influence and reputation, together with regular coverage by mainstream media across the world. Secondly, it is the only game outsourcing conference held during the ChinaJoy Exhibition. Such an advantage allows those who come for the CGOC to participate in the exciting events of ChinaJoy, making COGC a conference with high cost effectiveness. Thirdly, it is the only game outsourcing conference assembling the top players of game operation and contracting in China. The total contractual value of hundreds of millions Yuan under contract-out agreements made at COGC each year provides valuable business opportunities to the participants. 

During the three-day session from July 29 to 31 , the first two days from 29  to 30 are for business matching. An official banquet called Bright Night is scheduled on the evening of July 30. The July 31 will be the Keynote Speech Day. 
 

The organizing committee has made an online matching system (bm.chinagoc.com.cn) for this special purpose. All the participating enterprises will receive the open information sent by the system one month before the Conference. The invitations for matching can then be sent mutually via this system. Enterprises can select the preferred time slot directly when sending an invitation, and upon the confirmation of the other party, the meeting will be on schedule. The matching timetable for an enterprise is to be completed as the operation repeats. During the two-day matching, the two parties of potential contracting will hold a 30-minute meeting at their exhibition positions according to their schedules. There are resting area and business exhibition area on the matching site, so the participants can skim over or visit each other at intervals.

The activities on the speech day are not yet confirmed. Like in CGOC2010, the schedule and the list of speakers are at the discretion of the 16 experts in the advisory panel upon negotiations and careful selections. The organizing committee of the Conference will publicize the list of speakers sometime later. For updated information, please visit the official website of CGOC or follow the media.

Launched by SMIA, Brilliant Night business banquet was originally an important business banquet for game outsourcers held every year during ChinaJoy. Upon the approval of the organizing committee of ChinaJoy, Bright Night has become the only official banquet of CGOC co-organized by Howell International Trade Fair Ltd. and Shanghai Multimedia Industry Association since the fifth session. The Bright Night Banquet does not have permanent venue. About 200 guests including speakers, experts of advisory panel, delegators of contracting enterprises and other guests would attend the Banquet each year. The elites from the global games industry can exchange ideas and communicate with each other in the agreeable social setting with the view of Huangpujiang River. It serves as a unique platform for potential business opportunities.

This year’s CGOC is under the theme of “A new tide of global game outsourcing with China on the edge”, focusing on the introduction of local game enterprises and giving more exposure to medium and small companies. Moreover, the venue of CGOC 2010 will, together with those of the CGBC and CGDC, move to Kerry Hotel neighboring the main venue of ChinaJoy. Such an arrangement allows the participants to commute between CJ and the business conference more conveniently. The Business Matching will take place in Hall W5, the venue for ChinaJoy, which can attract more enterprises from home and abroad to the Conference with its larger space. 
 

The invitation work of CGOC 2011 was officially launched in February. In a period as short as a  month, many enterprises have shown their intentions to attend. What is more, there are also many game organizations from the world hoping to attend in groups. The most famous outsourcers show up in the list are Sony, Ubisoft, THQ, 2K Games, NCSOFT, VTC, SNDA, The9, Baiyou 100, Netease, Tencent Games, Perfect World (PWRD), China.com, Kingsoft, 70yx.com, LINEKONG and Giant, and the most famous outsourcing service providers are Mine Loader, Virtuos, Original Force, TOSE China, BUG-TRACKER, RED HOT CG and Winking. The number of outsourcers at the Conference is expected to reach 30, and the number of providers is to be more than 50. 

The ChinaJoy is one of the largest game exhibitions in China and even in the world. Having been held for eight sessions, it is a game exhibition introduced by the joint efforts of seven major ministries and commissions including General Administration of Press and Publication of P.R.China, Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology of the P.R. China, Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China, General Administration of Sport of P.R. China, National Copyright Bureau of China and Shanghai Municipal Government. ChinaJoy has major contents including the B To C exhibitions & shows, forums & conferences and B To B comprehensive business exhibitions. The B To C exhibitions & shows are designed for game players, and the forums & conferences involve comprehensive activities for professionals in the games industry including the business conferences, technology exchanges and outsourcing cooperation activities of CGOC, CGBC and CGDC.